Toto - Africa (Lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
92.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

C#m

E

F#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Toto - Africa (Lyrics) chords
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[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] I [B]
hear the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [G#m] of some quiet conversation.
[A]
[B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight, [F#] her moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide
me [G#m] towards [A] salvation.
[G#m] [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to [A] find some old [E] forgotten words or ancient
[A] melodies.
[B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry [A] boy, it's waiting there for you.
[C#m] [F#m] You gotta [D] take a left.
[A] [E] [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains, I bless the skies, I bless the skies, I bless the skies.
[A] [E] [F#m] We're gonna [D] make some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
[F#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] The wild [D#m] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night, [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing [E] for some solitary [A] company.
[G#m] [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, [F#] sure as [A] Kilimanjaro rises [E] like a leprosy above the
[A] Serengeti.
[B] I [D#m] seek to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened out [A] of this thing that I've [G#m] become.
[C#m] [F#m] You gotta [D] take a left.
[A] [E] [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] [F#m] ever do.
I [D] bless the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] [F#m] We're gonna make [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
[F#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [F#]
[A] [F#] [G#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] [D#m] [G#m]
Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[F#m] You gotta [D] take a left.
[A]
[E] [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could ever [E] [F#m] do.
I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
[F#m] We're gonna make [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
[A] [G#m] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[G#m] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m]
[G#] [B] [A]
[G#] [B] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Toto - Africa chords, practice playing E, F#m, D, A, F#m and A in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 46 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 93. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ I _ [B]
hear the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [G#m] of some quiet conversation.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight, [F#] her moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide
me [G#m] towards [A] salvation.
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to [A] find some old [E] forgotten words or ancient
[A] melodies.
_ _ _ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry [A] boy, it's waiting there for you.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] You gotta [D] take a left.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains, I bless the skies, I bless the skies, I bless the skies.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] We're gonna [D] make some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
_ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] The wild [D#m] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night, [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing [E] for some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, [F#] sure as [A] Kilimanjaro rises [E] like a leprosy above the
[A] Serengeti.
_ _ _ [B] I [D#m] seek to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened out [A] of this thing that I've [G#m] become.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] You gotta [D] take a left.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] _ [F#m] ever do.
I [D] bless the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m] We're gonna make [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
_ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _
_ Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there [C#m] for you.
_ _ _ [F#m] You gotta [D] take a left.
[A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could ever [E] _ [F#m] do.
I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna make [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _

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This song was penned by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro.

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